Volume 25, Issue 118, December 2021

Visual outcomes and patient’s satisfaction after LVC surgery: Cross sectional study among patients who experienced LVC procedure for myopia

Abdlrahman Alamri¹, Sara Almehmadi², Ahmed Abulfaraj², Sarah Alarfaj³, Abdalaziz Ibrahim Saadi⁴, Muath Alotaibi⁵, Alwaleed Alshehri⁶, Khames T Alzahrani⁷

¹Professor of Ophthalmology, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
²Medical student, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
³Medical student, Alqassim University Alqassim, Saudi Arabia
⁴Medical student, Jeddah University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
⁵Medical student, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
⁶Medical student, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
⁷BDS, PGD in Endo, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: Despite a percentage of failure due to the recurrence of myopia after surgery, which produces diminished gratification for the patient and surgeon, laser vision correction (LVC) surgery is the most frequent therapy for myopia with great results. To evaluate patient satisfaction with LVC surgery results, this provides an opportunity to investigate in our region. This study aims to measure the visual outcomes of LVC procedures on myopic patients, mainly effectiveness and patient satisfaction after the surgery. Methodology: From January 2020 to September 2021, a cross-sectional study was conducted in Saudi Arabia. A total of 884 male and female patients of all ages, who are residents of Saudi Arabia, had previous myopic Laser Vision Correction (LVC). Online Google surveys were used to collect demographic data, age, gender and patient location. SPSS 26 was used for data entry and analysis. Results: There have been a total of 884 participants, 61.8% aged between 20 - 30 years old. 43.1% were males, and 57.9% were females. 37.6% had the surgery 1 - 4 years ago, 35.5% had it less than a year ago, and 26.9% more than five years. 68.6% were completely satisfied, 26.5% were satisfied, 1.8% was not completely satisfied, 2.5% were not satisfied, and 0.7% was very unsatisfied. Conclusion: The study shows a high level of satisfaction compared to international figures. Dry eye is the most common complication after surgery. Satisfaction with surgery results was significantly associated with gender, age, and place of residence in the Kingdom.

Keywords: Laser Vision Correction, Myopia, Patient’s Satisfaction.

Medical Science, 2021, 25(118), 3470-3478

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